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Narcissus (2012)
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Original name: Narcizas
Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Narcissus (from Greek Narkissos) shares the root nark-, with narcosis and narcotic. All these words have the same origin in the verb narkaō – to intoxicate through a strong smell. I was particularly interested to find out why a handsome and overall fortunate man says he never feels happy. He draws people in, but ends up hurting them, yet he is impossible to resist.
Style:
psychological, captivating, melancholic, art house, stylized, independent film, romantic drama, moody
Plot:
cellist, introspection, greek mythology, vanity, self discovery, social problems, lifestyle, relationship vs career, obsession, myth, self destructing, character study, musician, seduction, manipulation, arrogance, male protagonist, solitude, abandonment, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, betrayal, classical music, intimate, urban ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
lithuania
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, psychological, art house and captivating films with plots about character study, urban, intimate, obsession, identity crisis, introspection and moral ambiguity mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Narcissus: La rabbia (2008), The Collectress (2008), The Pornographer: A Love Story (2004), DeAD (2013), My Friend Eva (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
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52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A tale of obsession and jealousy
Style:
realistic, intense, independent film, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, emotional ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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